# Mauritius (MU)

**Capital:** Port Louis  
**Currency:** Mauritian Rupee (MUR) (MUR)  
**Population:** 1'244'477  
**Area:** 2'040 km²

> Mauritius is an island state in the south-western Indian Ocean with a stable economy and strong reliance on imports. Port Louis handles about 99.5 percent of external trade and serves as a regional transshipment hub, complemented by air cargo via MRU airport. Customs clearance is fully electronic through TradeNet and the MRA Customs Management System; import VAT is 15 percent. Mauritius has numerous trade agreements (China, India, Turkey, SADC, COMESA, AfCFTA, EU and UK EPA) but no free trade agreement with Switzerland or EFTA.

Mauritius (ISO code: MU) is an island republic in the Indian Ocean, east of Madagascar, and a stable parliamentary democracy. Its tropical-maritime climate features a pronounced rainy and cyclone season from November to April. The economy is diversified across tourism, textiles, sugar, financial services and ICT. Logistically, the port of Port Louis is the central maritime gateway, handling around 99.5 percent of external trade, while SSR International Airport (MRU) handles air cargo. The country mainly exports sugar, textiles, fish and services and relies heavily on imports of machinery, fuel, food and consumer goods. The currency is the Mauritian Rupee (MUR).

**Top Import Partners:** CN, IN, AE, ZA, FR

**Top Export Partners:** ZA, FR, US, GB, IN

**Top Import Goods:** Erdölprodukte, Maschinen, Fahrzeuge, Nahrungsmittel, Chemikalien

**Top Export Goods:** Zucker, Textilien, Fisch, Edelsteine, Schmuck

**Key Airports:**
- [Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport (MRU)](https://www.freight-academy.com/en/information/airports/sir-seewoosagur-ramgoolam-international-airport-mru)
- [Sir Charles Gaetan Duval Airport (RRG)](https://www.freight-academy.com/en/information/airports/sir-charles-gaetan-duval-airport-rrg)
- [Agalega Island Airstrip (AHG)](https://www.freight-academy.com/en/information/airports/agalega-island-airstrip-airport-ahg)
- [Skydive Austral Airstrip](https://www.freight-academy.com/en/information/airports/skydive-austral-airstrip-airport-3162)
- [Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam National Hospital Helipad](https://www.freight-academy.com/en/information/airports/sir-seewoosagur-ramgoolam-national-hospital-helipad-airport-26716)
- [LUX Grand Gaube seaplane base](https://www.freight-academy.com/en/information/airports/lux-grand-gaube-seaplane-base-airport-12255)

## Customs & Import

**Import VAT:** 15 Prozent auf den zollinklusiven CIF-Wert (Stand 2026)  
**Customs complexity:** mittel  
**Customs system:** Elektronische Zollanmeldung (Bill of Entry) über TradeNet Single Window und das Customs Management System (CMS) der MRA.  
**Customs authority:** [Mauritius Revenue Authority (MRA) - Customs Department](https://www.mra.mu)

## Logistics & Risk

**Logistics role:** Inselstaat / Umschlaghub im südwestlichen Indischen Ozean  
**Economic area:** SADC/COMESA  
**Logistics risk:** mittel  
**Dangerous goods relevance:** mittel  
**Pharma/cold chain:** mittel

## Sources & Last Verified

- [https://www.mra.mu](https://www.mra.mu)
- [https://www.mra.mu/26-vat](https://www.mra.mu/26-vat)
- [https://www.mra.mu/customs1/import](https://www.mra.mu/customs1/import)
- [https://www.trade.gov/country-commercial-guides/mauritius-import-tariffs](https://www.trade.gov/country-commercial-guides/mauritius-import-tariffs)
- [https://www.trade.gov/country-commercial-guides/mauritius-trade-agreements](https://www.trade.gov/country-commercial-guides/mauritius-trade-agreements)
- [https://www.mauritiustrade.mu/en/trade-agreements](https://www.mauritiustrade.mu/en/trade-agreements)
- [https://www.mcci.org/en/global-marketplace/trade-agreements/mauritius-china-fta/](https://www.mcci.org/en/global-marketplace/trade-agreements/mauritius-china-fta/)
- [https://www.mcci.org/en/global-marketplace/trade-agreements/mauritius-turkey-fta/](https://www.mcci.org/en/global-marketplace/trade-agreements/mauritius-turkey-fta/)

*Last verified: 2026-06-26*

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